The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to [email protected].
Question:
Firstly, thank you for providing this ability to reach out with our concerns.
I live in a neighborhood off of Sunset Rd. Lately, the drivers of the garbage trucks have been extremely rough. Quite off the cans are left tumbled on the ground, sometimes garbage fallen out. I do not overstuff my cans, and I leave room on the side of each can to make it easier for them, but it doesn’t help. See picture attached. The lid of the green can (relatively new can) was smashed in, both cans left laying on the ground. My neighbor was left with one can in the middle of the street. Why the roughness? Are the trucks broken, that they can’t lower the cans properly?
Response from Mayor Coles:
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I know our public works directors spoke to several drivers about issues like this last week. I will ask him to talk to them again to let them know this is not acceptable
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I had an issue as well, my garbage can was left laying across on my lawn & the next week another can was left at a neighbor’s house across the street. I saw on my security camera that there were workers loading the cans, it wasn’t a truck using an arm. The workers threw my can across my property after emptying it, that’s why I it was on my lawn. The can left near someone else’s property was possibly a mix up or possibly the workers just not caring that much which can goes where. My cans are damaged & it may be from the rough treatment
GOSSAGE SAYS THIS IS PART OF GALIS AND THE TOWNSHIP SHALL MAKE NO EFFORT TO RECTIFY THIS “PROBLEM”
IT IS TRULY A 1ST WORLD PROBLEM.
GOSSAGE OUT!!!
Does the name Gossage – a British name – have anything to do with New England Village?:)
I have seen this in New England Village as well
To me it looked like they were being extra gentle recently, and I figured it was because this was discussed recently. Someone had asked if the cans can be lowered a bit more gently, so they don’t make noise in the morning when people are still sleeping, as lighter sleepers get woken up and/or those in rooms facing street.
Look like it’s ai
My neighborhood they do a good job!
I am noticing that mainly happens with people that leave their garbage on the curb all week. Just karma… please enforce the law about putting garbages back to your house when they pick it up… it’s a terrible eyesore for neighbors. You wouldn’t want someone doing that to you…